When flying long hauls or regional flights (Outside of South Africa) you need to bring the equipment back to South Africa. If you leave the equipment stranded at the away airport, you will be deducted the jump charge to get other pilot to fetch it, plus 30% handling fee.

Flights bookings are only valid for 2 Days ahead of flight. You can only fly with whatever equipment is available at the departure airport.

Flights are only available according to schedule. (You cannot fly a Monday flight which is scheduled for a Wednesday).

Please add the following : RMK/SOUTH AFRICA VIRTUAL to your flight plan to be able to comply to our VATSIM Partnership Agreement

Jumpseat

Jumping.

Jump Seats between local airports are for free.

However if you jump to airports not in the standard routes, for instance you want to do a charter flight from Messina, it will cost you to jump there. This cost is for your own pocket. To keep costs down, try to do a schedule flight close to the charter airport.

Jumps by the SAV Dispatcher (Sponsored Jumps) will only done with specific events or special occasions, and only by approval of the SAV Flight Director.

Sponsored jumps need to be filed with the Flight Director at flight.ops@southafricava.co.za

Flight Number vs. Call sign

How Flight Numbers work.

Flight numbers do not necessarily depict call signs as airlines have agreements with other airlines.

Please find relation between Flight Number vs. Call sign below:

SA – Springbok, Link, Expressways – [SAAXXX]

BA – Comair (British Airways) – [CAWXXX]

FA – Safair (Flysafair) – [SFRXXX]

JE – Tulca (Mango) – [MNOXXX]

MN – Comair (Kulula) – [CAWXXX]

The following can be used to easy identify flights for a specific airline: